Hellobee Boards Topic: If your parents are older..

Hellobee Boards Topic: If your parents are older.. https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:47:29 +0000 yin on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-1000042 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:00:51 +0000 yin 1000042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents are older (64 and 82), but that didn't factor into my reason to have kids earlier. They take more of a back seat approach to being grandparents and don't make much an effort to be part of LO's life. mlm2934 on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-1000023 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 13:58:17 +0000 mlm2934 1000023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents were 38 when I was born, and my mom passed away at an early age (51). It hasn't affected my timeline personally but my dad and I aren't very close and he hasn't been an involved grandparent with my siblings children since my mom passed. He's 65 and I still haven't had my first child, I just know that my DH's parents will be very involved and have to make up the slack on my side of the family. Mrs. Jacks on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-1000021 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 13:57:58 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1000021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents' ages weren't a factor in my calculus... But they had me very young and I plan for them to be around with the girls for a very long time. immabeetoo on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-999991 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 13:53:48 +0000 immabeetoo 999991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrs. 64: that is such a good point! @Cherrybee: I'm so sorry to hear that :( Cherrybee on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-999681 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:58:58 +0000 Cherrybee 999681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My timeline went out the window when I didn't meet "the one" until I was in my late twenties (and of course we had to date, move in together, buy a house, get married etc). My decision to have a child was based solely on whether we were ready, not on my parents' age. However, I will say that my dad being very sick with cancer did give me the push I needed to think about starting our family - you realise how short life really is and that there's no point putting things off. We lost my dad 2 months into TTC and I am really sad that E will never meet him. tillma on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-999609 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:45:07 +0000 tillma 999609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both DH and my parents are older and it definitely put the pressure on. We took over a year to conceive our first and during that time both of our dads had serious health problems. I remember thinking during that time that I really wished we were pregnant so I knew they could meet them. Luckily both are doing well now and in two and a half months they will meet LO! mrs. 64 on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-999603 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:44:06 +0000 mrs. 64 999603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My dad died when I was 27 and my sister was 20. I want to have more time with our kids than he did/I want our kids to have more time with us than I did with my dad. I also want our kids to have time with my mom and DH's parents. I won't say it really changed our timeline per se, but it definitely changed my mindset. My dad wasn't old when he passed away, so it's a reminder to make the most of the time you have. Dandelion on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-999569 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:37:06 +0000 Dandelion 999569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents are younger...and at first it did affect what I thought my timeline should be. My timeline went out the window a long time ago, so now I'm just gonna let things lay out as they do! runsyellowlites on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-999560 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:35:09 +0000 runsyellowlites 999560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents aren't older but DH's are.... Them being part of the kiddos life was always very important to me & played a part in my timeline! immabeetoo on "If your parents are older.." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-parents-are-older#post-999523 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:24:01 +0000 immabeetoo 999523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Did that affect your baby timeline?? After a recent health scare/event of my Dad's I'm feeling so uneasy. My parents are older (I was a mistake with 2 older siblings 10 years apart :) )and it pains me to think of DS not remembering them - it was a huge part of why we started younger.